James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. The founding father of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul". In a career that spanned six decades, he influenced the development of several music genres.
Brown continued to perform and record until his death from congestive heart failure in 2006. Brown recorded 16 singles that reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart which did not reach number one.
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its title is a word play on the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
《It's a Man's Man's Man's World》是由James Brown和Betty Jean Newsome合作的歌曲。這首歌在公告牌R&B排行榜位列第一,同時在公告牌百強單曲榜位列第八。這首歌的標題也是跟1963年的喜劇電影《It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World》玩的文字游戲。
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" became a staple of Brown's live shows for the rest of his career. It appears on almost all of Brown's live albums starting with 1967's Live at the Garden.
《It's a Man's Man's Man's World》后來就成為了James Brown現(xiàn)場表演的主要曲目之一,也因此成為了1967年后James Brown的所有現(xiàn)場版專輯中出現(xiàn)最多次的歌曲。
In 2004, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" was ranked number 123 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
2004年,《It's a Man's Man's Man's World》在滾石雜志評選的500首最偉大的歌曲中位列第123位。
This is a man's world This is a man's world
這是一個男人的世界,這是一個男人的世界
But it would be nothing
但是如果離開了女人和女孩
Nothing without a woman or a girl
它可能就毫無意義
You see man made the cars
要知道,男人創(chuàng)造汽車
To take us over the road
讓我們可以在路上行駛
Man made the train
男人創(chuàng)造火車
To carry the heavy load
來運輸重物
Man made the electric lights
男人創(chuàng)造電燈
To take us out of the dark
帶領(lǐng)我們離開黑暗
Man made the boat for the water
男人創(chuàng)造船只
Like Noah made the ark
比如諾亞造了方舟
This is a man's man's, man's world
這是一個男人的,男人的,男人的世界
But it would be nothing
但是如果離開了女人和女孩
Nothing without a woman or a girl
它可能就毫無意義
Man thinks of little baby girls And the baby boys
男人想到了小女孩和小男孩
Man make them happy 'Cause man makes them toys
男人讓他們開心,因為他給他們買了玩具
And after man make everything, everything he can
在他創(chuàng)造了一切之后,極盡所能
You know that man makes money to buy from other man